With my Guinean Entry Visa finally in the pocket, I went back to their embassy yesterday to apply for a “Laissez-Passer Pour Véhicule”, that you need to be able to enter the country with an Ivorian vehicle. Although a formality that could also be done at the border, but what I can do here in… Read More Final Paperwork Done in Abidjan T-3
Sometimes your gut feeling does proof your right! On Monday, I went back to the Guinean Embassy here and I was about to ask the consul if he was able to do anything about my application he struggled to find in the system Thursday last week. After a bit of waiting I was lead into… Read More Lost in Guinean Cyberspace T-5
More than a week ago I went to the local government office of CGI/Quipux Afrique that administers all vehicle papers and driving licenses in the country. For the expedition I require to have an “permis international de conduire” (International Driving License) and for Eeyore an “certificat international pour automobiles” (International Vehicle Registration). Both are basically… Read More Ordeal obtaining vehicle documents T-24
A lot has happened in the past days preparing for the expedition and I would like to bring you up to date. We are 29 days from leaving Abidjan. The camping gear has been taken out of storage again to be checked, cleaned and completed. Shopping lists are being written and the first emergency rations… Read More Preparation Update T-29
Abidjan-Marrakech-Abidjan Overland Expedition 2023 